Tag: dna exoneration
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John Horton of Rockford free after more than 2 decades in prison
ROCKFORD — “It’s breathtaking. Oh my goodness,” a Rockford man said after emerging from the Winnebago County Jail into the sunshine this afternoon after more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he and his supporters maintain he didn’t commit.John Horton Jr., 40, was convicted of the 1993 murder of Arthur Castaneda in Rockford.…
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Cornelius Dupree Jr. and Cory Session: Preventing miscarriages of justice | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Viewpoints
Cornelius Dupree Jr. served 30 years in prison before his conviction was overturned on Jan. 4, 2011, based on DNA evidence. Cory Session is the brother of Timothy Cole and the policy director for the Innocence Project of Texas. There has been a lot of talk lately about the government taking away people’s freedoms, which…
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DNA test shows Texas man who served 30 years in rape and robbery case is innocent
By IBTimes Reporter | January 7, 2011 12:47 PM EST A Texas man has been exonerated by a Dallas County Judge when DNA evidence proved he was wrongly convicted in connection with a 1979 Dallas rape, robbery and abduction case. On Tuesday, Judge Don Adams told Cornelius Dupree, Jr., 51, “You’re free to go” after…